Odi Live Events Podcast

International experts on refugee policy and livelihoods explore ways to better support refugees in long-term displacement and respond to their needs – from access to employment, to better education and healthcare services, to expanded social networks.

In the aftermath of the G7 Summit in Italy, and the US decision to withdraw from the accord, ODI convenes a global panel of experts to assess the future of the Paris climate agreement.

In the run-up to the 2017 UK general election, ODI and Bond convene a debate between the main parliamentary parties to explore their vision and priorities for international development and the UK’s role in the world.

How can we improve refugees’ ability to access decent work – without shifting the focus away from protecting those fleeing conflict and persecution?

Experts supporting both sides of the debate explore whether now is the time to introduce a universal basic income.

Drawing on perspectives from the United States, the UK, and beyond, this event explores the implications for international support to democracy and human rights in this new era of disillusionment.

ODI’s new research discussed at the event integrated all these different elements – data systems, policies, financing, service delivery and broader political economy issues – in a ‘stock take’ of the health sectors in Kenya and Nepal.

At this event Tom Fletcher, former British Ambassador to Lebanon, and author of The Naked Diplomat: Understanding Power and Politics in the Digital Age reflects on recent political events in the US and elsewhere.

This panel event brings together key figures driving forward the transformation agenda to discuss: what is economic transformation, what does it mean for the world’s poorest, and how it can be supported in practice?

On International Women’s Day, ODI convened a debate with women from around the world exploring how to fight the backlash against women.

This panel debate event asks a diverse panel of donor, academic and non-governmental organisations: how do you navigate this tension to inform your day-to-day decision-making?

At this event UK Minister of State for International Development, Rory Stewart MP, delivers a keynote speech, offering his reflections on the World Bank’s 2017 World Development Report and how they link to the latest approaches of the Department for International Development.

The event explores how public policy can help create and shape a different economic future that is more inclusive, innovative and sustainable – and in doing so, address many of today’s contemporary concerns.

What should be the priorities for the new Secretary-General? How will the Guterres era differ from that of his long-serving predecessor? What are the expectations from the developing nations? And what changes must he make within the UN system in order to achieve results – or is it broken beyond repair?

This event explores the current humanitarian and development challenges in South Sudan, drawing on the latest issue of the Humanitarian Exchange Magazine. Why did the country fail to avoid this escalation of violence and instability? What options are available to the international community? And what must be done in the short term to protect those affected by the conflict?

This event, hosted in partnership with the Centre for International Economic Law, Trade, and Development, will seek to examine issues surrounding post-Brexit international trade by bringing together internationally-renowned economists and trade law experts to discuss: what are the options for new UK and EU trade policies after Brexit? How might these affect the development of African economies, and what are the legal implications? And for the UK, how can the delivery of development results abroad be reconciled with protection of neglected regions and sectors at home?

Following the US 2016 election result, ODI convened an expert international panel to explore the major global challenges facing the incoming administration and what action it should take.

Winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in economics, Sir Angus Deaton, joins ODI in conversation on global poverty, inequality and aid.

What does Brexit mean for developing nations and their economies? ODI brought together economists and experts in trade and development to explore how the UK's decision to leave the European Union might affect developing countries.

This event brought together leading economic experts, academics, trade union leaders, business, civil society and government representatives, to discuss the most promising workable and practical solutions to fast-track women’s economic empowerment. Featuring The Rt. Hon. Justine Greening MP, Fiza Farhan, CEO of the Buksh Foundation, Managing Director of Citi Research Tina Fordham, and economist Alicia Girón.